Norway vs Sweden: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Norway
-0.458 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
107th
Sweden rank
110th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports -0.458 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 1.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | 0.0005 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0354 terawatt-hours | 0.0329 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.096 terawatt-hours | 0.2138 terawatt-hours | 0.1179 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.4645 terawatt-hours | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 3.76 terawatt-hours | 2.2 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at -0.458 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.01 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Norway ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.